Escape into two weeks of creativity! This is a practical, two-week virtual retreat for writers who are part way through writing a novel. Participants will be expected to write at least 1,000 words a day and meet together for two hours a day to workshop their writing, as well as engage in discussions led by Conor on a daily topic such as characterisation, dialogue, drama, etc. More than twenty past participants of this course have secured book deals.

Conor Kostick is the author of a number of successful books. In 2009, he was presented with a Special Merit Award by the Reading Association of Ireland; in 2010 he was the Farmleigh Writer-in-Residence. Conor is often asked to judge literary competitions and in 2016 and 2019 was the president of the Irish jury for the EU Prize for Literature.

"I highly recommend this course. I should know - I did it twice! And it paid huge dividends." Patricia Gibney, million selling author of The Missing Ones.